I've noticed that the pub uses 'Eliott' as its name on a sign and on one window, but on 2 windows it uses 'Elliot'. I thought it may have been mentioned before in this thread and have found that it has. I'm curious though to know if anyone knows if the differing spelling is an accidental error or perhaps deliberate to get the pub publicity at some stage in the past? I also wonder how long the differing spelling has been there?

A friend of mine, sadly deceased a few years ago, frequented most of the City centre pubs for many many years to the exclusion of any other leisure activity, and his behaviour could become more raucous and abusive with each pint of the golden nectar.Another friend told me one day that A had definitely reached the bottom of the downward spiral by being "Scratched" (barred) from the Elliot !!"

There's nothing like keeping the past alive - it makes us relieved to reflect that any bad times have gone, and happy to relive all the joyful and fascinating experiences of our own and other folks' earlier days.

Passing by the General Elliot/Eliott pub today (March 31 2017) I noticed it is closed for refurbishment. I've never been in it so I wonder, as it is a very old pub, if there are any very old features still there?

Perhaps the refurbishment will result in a change to the differing spellings of the name on the windows, though I suspect not.

In the late 1950s when i was courting my future wife we usd to meet every lunchtime and go upstairs in the Elliot, we wer always the only ones and although it was quite nice it looked as though it was not used very often. We would never have gone downstairs as in those days City Centre pubs were always busy at Lunchtimes and the clientele wa quite varied. As for its age i would think it was a very old pub judging by its decor etc. in those days.

P.S. Just scrolling back through previous pages and notice that in 2014 i posted a similar one to this , in that i mentioned that the girl was now my Ex. Wife, Thank Goodness.